Thanks all!
Ideally, I wanted a Mazda 6s or a BMW 323i/325i. However, the Mazda is still out of my price range, and (after a lot of consideration) the BMW just requires too much maintenance that I can cope with at this moment. Someday in the future.
The Maxima has higher maintenance costs, but not as bad as BMW, plus it'll probably not break as much either. Dad found this one for cheap(ish), I said oh yeah, took out a small loan and bought it!
I did have concerns because the car is larger than I'm used to dealing with (till now, the Contour was the largest car in my family, and the largest I've ever driven discounting my dad's old minivan). However, it's a small tradeoff for the luxury features and sporty, smooth, controlled feel it has. I feel almost bulletproof when I'm in it.
